A HP Chromebook. Are Chromebooks the future of laptop computers? Chromebooks, marketed as a cheap alternative to traditional laptops, especially for students, are rising up in popularity. These lightweight and affordable laptops run on ChromeOS, a cloud-centric operating system where the user's data will be stored in the cloud instead of local storage devices, which Windows and MacOS rely on. Recently my secondary school has purchased a number of ASUS Chromebooks for students. They are rugged, splashproof and touchscreen. Yes, you read that right, there's touchscreen on that thing. Normally, a lightweight laptop with touchscreen support or a "2-in-1" laptop is much more expensive than a traditional laptop. But when I look online, most Chromebooks cost around $1000-4000 HKD which a regular "2-in-1" windows laptop costs well over $10000 HKD. So, what's so special about Chromebooks that made them much cheaper and more importantly, are Chromebooks going to...
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